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Dewayne Ray Woods | 407 Loma Avenue, CA. 95010 | Phone: 831-345-0588 | email: dewayneraywoods@gmail.com

Energetic and driven public administrator with over 20 years of experience and expertise in managing a
California county with an emphasis in policy and finance, including building sustainable fiscal strategies to
prepare an organization for an everchanging environment.

Key Examples of Success
• Executive in charge of developing 14 consecutive adopted budgets
• Lead staff in the successful financial turn-around of Natividad Hospital
• Executive in charge of a 40 million renovation of historic structure for use by District Attorney
• Executive in charge of acquisition and remodel of 300,000 sq. ft. Class A office space
• Successfully negotiated favorable terms regarding AB 85 with California State Department of Finance
retaining in excess of 8 million annually
• Successfully restructured Behavioral Health financial structure mitigating millions in General Fund
subsidies annually
• Development of capital, other post-employment, and reserve policies.
• Increasing cash on hand from below $13 million to over $100 million, eliminating need for temporary
cash flow loans

Areas of Strength
• Skilled consensus builder through collaboration
• Big picture thinking and decisive leadership
• Leader with a history of building relationships based on honesty and respect
• Committed to the values of a diverse workforce and community engagement
• Results focused while respecting the responsibilities of public service
• Expertise in operational efficiency analysis and implementation
• Accomplished negotiator in both property, litigation, and business transactions
• Politically astute while Apolitical

Assistant County Administrative Officer
County of Monterey (County Administrative Office—March 2013-Present)

Assigned direct oversight responsibility of Information Technology, Clerk of the Board, Fleet Management,
Contracts and Purchasing, County Administration and Fiscal Operations, including the Budget and Analysis
Division. County Administrative Office liaison to elected offices of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, Assessor-Clerk
Recorder, and Auditor Controller. Charged by the County Administrative Officer to lead and direct major capital
projects. Experience developing strategies for the County Administrative Officer and Board of Supervisors in the
areas of Labor Negotiations and contractual relationships. Continually engaged in areas of political sensitivity
where prior and current activities are not proceeding as expected by the Board of Supervisors.
• Successfully mitigated internal operational issues between multiple departments through understanding
various businesses and bringing countywide goals to the forefront, refocusing on an outcome-based
discussion rather than a traditional single view discussion.
• Extensive experience in leading organizational change utilizing techniques of consensus building and
collaboration built upon a belief in trust through transparency and honesty.
• Effective communication skills with presentation experience including Board of Supervisors, City Councils,
Employee Organizations, Community Groups, Statewide Elected Officials, and executive management.
• Exceptional ability to build professional relationships at all levels of contact and effectively utilize the
benefits inherent in professional relationships built on trust and respect.